Alabama Allstar Food Festival was a huge sucess!

I just want to thank all of the amazing folks that joined us on Saturday for our first ever Alabama Allstar Fod Festival.  Despite the rain forcing us to move inside the Renaissance Convention Center, we still had over 450 guests joining us to sample the best of Alabama produced food.  We also had an amazing roundtable discussion about the Future of Alabama Food followed by chef demos by two of Alabama's true Allstar chefs - Rob McDaniel and Wesley True!  Thanks again for teh incrediable support and we can't wait for 2013 - stay tuned! 

Alabama Allstar Food Festival in downtown Montgomery - May 12th

Please visit www.alabamafoodfestival.com for more information and to purchase tickets

Hampstead Institute begins new education programs in 2012

Hampstead Institute has developed a collaborative education program with the YMCA at Cleveland Ave.  This after-school program runs every day of the week during the school year and provides student from the West side of Montgomery hands-on gardening, cooking, and nutrition education.  The Institute has hired a horticultural therapist named Mark Bowen to develop and run the program.  We're hoping we can turn this into a year round program providing this high-impact education to as many students as possible!

CNU Council Comes to Montgomery

Council Highlights: Why You Shouldn't Miss It!

Victor Dover, Andres Duany and others will present a detailed critique of New Urbanism in the 21st Century at the next CNU Council with a candid look at how New Urbanism must adapt to the realities of the Great Economic Reset.

The work of Dover-Kohl, DPZ, HPE, Urban Advisors, Urban Advantage, and Zimmerman/Volk in Montgomery will form the backdrop, including the Downtown Master Plan and Code (2006), The Plan for Oak Park and Centennial Hill (2009), West Fairview Avenue Plan (2010), and Maxwell Boulevard Neighborhood Plan (2011).
 
The council will include tours of projects developed under the Downtown Master Plan and SmartCode form-based code, including Court Square Plaza, several restored historic structures, and new infill restaurants and businesses. Discussion will also involve proposed plans under development such as a redesigned Dexter Avenue, new mixed-use housing developments, and a landmark children’s museum and library at One Court Square.

Outside the Downtown tours shall include Lanier Place workforce housing neighborhood; the A&P Development, a mixed-use, infill courtyard development; and the traditional neighborhood developments of Hampstead and The Waters.